Italy vs United Kingdom: Military personnel, gaps filled
Italy
161,000 people
in 2022
United Kingdom
150,000 people
in 2022
Italy rank
32nd
United Kingdom rank
33rd
Military personnel, gaps filled over time
- Italy
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Italy currently reports 161,000 people against 150,000 people in United Kingdom, a difference of 11,000 people.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 207 shared years of data; in 1816 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Italy ranks 32nd and United Kingdom ranks 33rd of 194 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 8 and United Kingdom in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 34,000 people | 190,250 people | 156,250 people | United Kingdom |
| 1820s | 32,900 people | 140,400 people | 107,500 people | United Kingdom |
| 1830s | 34,200 people | 145,200 people | 111,000 people | United Kingdom |
| 1840s | 39,600 people | 184,100 people | 144,500 people | United Kingdom |
| 1850s | 51,300 people | 263,700 people | 212,400 people | United Kingdom |
| 1860s | 254,400 people | 298,400 people | 44,000 people | United Kingdom |
| 1870s | 189,700 people | 251,300 people | 61,600 people | United Kingdom |
| 1880s | 205,800 people | 256,300 people | 50,500 people | United Kingdom |
| 1890s | 256,100 people | 304,800 people | 48,700 people | United Kingdom |
| 1900s | 256,300 people | 421,400 people | 165,100 people | United Kingdom |
| 1910s | 1.62 million people | 2.11 million people | 485,200 people | United Kingdom |
| 1920s | 367,800 people | 376,200 people | 8,400 people | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 498,200 people | 336,500 people | 161,700 people | Italy |
| 1940s | 1.15 million people | 2.58 million people | 1.43 million people | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 312,600 people | 754,200 people | 441,600 people | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | 455,600 people | 442,900 people | 12,700 people | Italy |
| 1970s | 483,000 people | 352,100 people | 130,900 people | Italy |
| 1980s | 507,700 people | 331,000 people | 176,700 people | Italy |
| 1990s | 440,100 people | 253,800 people | 186,300 people | Italy |
| 2000s | 214,600 people | 201,000 people | 13,600 people | Italy |
| 2010s | 189,200 people | 162,600 people | 26,600 people | Italy |
| 2020s | 163,000 people | 150,333 people | 12,667 people | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military personnel, gaps filled, Italy or United Kingdom?
- Italy, at 161,000 people against 150,000 people in United Kingdom as of 2022.
- What is the difference in military personnel, gaps filled between Italy and United Kingdom?
- 11,000 people, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Kingdom?
- 207 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2022.
- How do Italy and United Kingdom rank globally for military personnel, gaps filled?
- Italy ranks 32nd and United Kingdom ranks 33rd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Military personnel, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military personnel with 103 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.